Non-refillable bottle



(No Model.)

W. R. PEARN.

Y NoN-,REHLLABLB BOTTLE. No. 568,243. Patented Sept. 22,1896.

- the prongs, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

i Y UNITED STATES- PATENT GEEICE.

VILLIAM R. FEARN, OF OAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,243, datedSeptember 22, 1896.

Application lledIebruary 29,1896. Serial No. 581,238. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. FEARN, a' citizen of the United States,residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New lIersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-RefillingBottles, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in non-refillingbottles, and has for its object to provide such a device that willovercome the difficulties which have heretofore been experienced in themanufacture of such bottles and also to increase the safety of thisclass of devices by-providing a a seat which will better adapt itself tothe valve.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth,and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction and operationin detail, referring by letter to theaccompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification, and inwhich-- Figure l is a central section of a portion of a bottle and itsneck, showing my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a detailedperspective of the guard-disk, showing the relative position of thespring-prongs; Fig. 3, a similar view of the cap, and Fig. 4 a similarview of the cage which serves to retain the valve in its proper relativeposition to the valve-seat.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bottle, and B the neckthereof, in which latter is placed a plug C, preferably of cork, havinga central opening D, the upper portion of which is flared and serves asa valveseat foi-the valve E. This valve is preferably of spherical shapeand made of glass.

F is an annular groove formedin the inner wall of the neck and adaptedto receive the spring-prongs G and H of the guard-disk I, which latteris preferably made of asingle piece of metal so blanked and bent. as toform Upon the under side of the disk I is placed a cap J, having a angeK, through which a number of holes L are formed, so as to permit the`free passage of the liquid, and Within this cap is placed the disk M,provided with a number of depending arms N, so arranged as to form acage for the purpose of limiting the movement of the valve E andpreventing it from falling out of line with the valve-seat. "The guard,cap, and cage are secured together by a rivet O, passed through thecentral ,hole formed in each and headed, as clearlyA shown in Fig. l.

In practice the bottle is first filled with the desired liquid, the plugC then forced in place, the valve dropped upon its seat,and the guardcarrying the'cap and cage pressed into the mouth P until the prongs Hcome in contact with the shoulder formed by the annular groove, whensufficient force is brought to bear upon said guard to spring the prongsH outward and permit the prongs G to snap within said groove. By thisIneans the guard is firmly held against removal, thereby protecting thevalve again'st interference.

In manufacturing the bottle the only essential feature to be consideredis that the groove F be properly located and of the proper dimensions;but I also prefer to have the mouth of larger diameter than that portionof the neck immediately below said mouth, in order that when the guardis forced into said place the prongs H will come in contact with theshoulder formed by the construction of the neck, and also because itpermits the overlapping of the lianges K past the edges of thisshoulder, which latter serves as an additional safety against the valvebeing tampered with by the passing of a wire around the guard andbetween the shoulder and flange. The advantages of this construction arethat the valve-seat is formed separate from the bottle, and thereforemay be more perfectly made and at less expense, and as this valve-seatis formed of a yielding material it follows that the valve will seatmore snugly thereon, and also that the cage so limits the movement ofthe valve when the bottle is tipped to one side as to facilitate itsreturn to the seat.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: After the bottle has beenfilled and properly sealed, as before described, the contents may bewithdrawn therefrom in any quantities by tipping the bott-le to one sideIOO in the usual manner, and when so tipped the valve E will move fromoff its seat into the cage, thus permitting the liquid to iiow throughthe central opening D and perforations L around the guard-disk I and outof the mouth; but should an attempt be made to refill the bottle theinflowing liquid would pass around the guard, through the perforations,and into the space between the guard and plug, where it would beprevented from passing into the bottle by the closing of the valve ontoits seat, and as this seat is of a yielding material, preferably cork,it will be seen that no amount of pressure put upon the liquid willforce it past the valve. Therefore, when a bottle has once been lled,4

sealed, and emptied it becomes worthless in that it may not again belled for further use.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim` as new and usefulis- 1. In combination with a bottle-neck having an inner annular groove,a guard composed of a disk having upwardly and downwardly extending`prongs to engage the upper and lower walls of the groove, a cap having aperforated iiange, and a disk having depending arms, the flange of thecap being adapted to extend below the edge of the shoulders formed outhe inner wall of the neck, a valve-seat arranged in the neck and avalve resting on the seat and controlled by the arms of the disk, as andfor the purpose described. i

2. In combination with a bottle of the character described having asuitable valve-seat located within the neck thereof, of a valve adaptedtot said seat, of a guard-plate having sprin g-pron gs projectingtherefrom, a cap having perforations through the iange thereof, and acage for limiting the movement of the valve, the said guard, cap andcage bein g secured together, the prongs of the former adapted to engagewith the groove, substan- Jrially as shown and described.

In combination with a bottle having a valve-seat, valve and annulargroove, as described, a guard composed of a disk, springprongsprojecting upward and downward from said disk, a cap havin ga flangethrough which are holes, and a cage composed of a disk with dependingarms, said guard, cap and disk being riveted together, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in theprescnceof two subscribing witnesses.

XVILLIAM R. FEARN.

Titnessesz S. S. WILLIAMSON, MARK BUFORD.

